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Some bids get outbid right away because in the place where it says "your max bid," you enter the highest you will possibly pay for it. For example, if there is something that the bid starts at $1 and you put in max bid $10. if you win right away, you will only have to pay $1, but if someone bids $3 then it will automatically make your bid go up to $4.

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